Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-03-24
Orders for wedding cakes taken at the

Orders for wedding cakes taken at the
Gem Bakery
Say. folks, don't you know the Lewiston
brass band boys have been dreadfullv quiet
during the winter past, unusually so bu.
they are not dead-just sleeping they
danced SO hard at their annual ball last
Thanksgiving that they have not been heard
from since, until now, ant they have Just
awoke 20 the realizing sense that they are
little in debt, and they are looking to .hc
people to help them out. So keep your
eyes peeled for some ''monkey business" to
soon be engaged in by the jolly band boys,
and your earnest support will be asked.
Indian inspector Parsons from Washing.
ton, has for some days been investigating
ch,rges preferred against Agent Norris by
| some indians. We know not the result of
tile investigation, but from short inter-
view with Mr.. Norris, whom we saw in
| Lewiston on Tuesday morning, he did nc.
seem in the least disturbed by an investga-
ton into his official conduct, and we hope a
thorough enquiry may prove to the inspec.
tor that the charges have been prompted
more from an uneasy discomfort of some few
Indians who are a habitual source of trouble
to those in authority over them, than from
any blame to be attached to the agent in
charge.
| AMATEUR PERFoRMANCE.-It is rarely
that we witness an entertainment given by
amateur performers that is deserving the
praise aud comment, and that gave such
universal satisfaction, as did the one given
by our amateurs on last Thursday evening
in the production Of the two act drama
"Above the Clouds" The entire perform
ance from beginning to end went off very
smoothly; no necessity for prompting aud
no hesitancy on the part of the performers
to perform their respective parts promptly
and with feeling. The company were only
two weeks in preparing, which included
but ten rehearsals. Theil audience was not
as large as the entertainment was deserving
the gross proceeds making $50, netting
a snug little sum for the brass band fund.
1t has been requested by many of the c,ti.
zens that the play be reproduced, but the
company have not, as yet, come to any def.
mite conclusion as to what disposition to
make. The company is an organized society
and another performance may be locked for
ere long.
How THE INDIANS WERE DEcEIvsp.-Au
amusing incident. which resulted quite r..
tally to poor dog, is said to have occcrres'
at an Indian wigwam near this city the
other day between Prof. Macallister, the
magician and the noble redskins. The
indians had a small dog that the Professor
took quite fancy to, ana he made himself
quite familiar will, the brute by pattine
and petting him. He asked the Indians
how much they would take for him; t.
which they replied they did not want t.
sell him. The Professor said "him very
valuable dog" at the same time rubin:
him down the back to his tail length, a
each stroke taking handful of money from
the end of his tail, also from his mouth, ear
and nose. At these strange proceeding
the Indians stood in awe and establishment
After the Professor left their premises, the.
took the dog down to the river brink, wher
, the poor brute was doomed to die an igno
minious death. There they killed and dis
sected him with the idea that they wonl'
, reap from his carcass plenty Of "boodle."